Los Angeles Angels vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 9/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+152) Minnesota (-184)

The Minnesota Twins (76-67) will take on the Los Angeles Angels (59-84) at Target Field on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Angels at +152 and the Twins are priced at -184. The total has been set at 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Griffin Canning and Pablo Lopez.

Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .371 and have been called out on strikes 1,221 times, while drawing a walk on 421 occasions. They have 525 RBI's and 1,075 base knocks this year, and their batting average comes in at .228. The Angels have accrued 203 doubles as a unit and have knocked 146 baseballs out of the park. They have 561 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .300. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are earning 3.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 27th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.10 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32. Angels pitchers have surrendered 169 long balls and also 686 runs in total (26th in baseball). Los Angeles has surrendered 1,139 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 628 earned runs. The Angels have compiled a team ERA of 4.48 on the campaign (26th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,109 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 527 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.59 as a unit for the year.

The Angels have dispatched 451 relievers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 188 runners on the campaign with 33.5% of them crossed the plate. They have recorded 33 saves so far this year and have blown 16 of their 49 chances to get a save. The Angels relievers have compiled a save rate of 67.3% and has come into the game in 113 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 62 holds for the year (27th in MLB). Angels relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 118 times and also have had 131 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Angels have amassed 3,788 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,256 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which puts them in 21st in pro baseball, and they have turned 130 double plays. The Angels have turned 71.0% of balls in play into outs in their 11,364 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 5th in MLB.

Canning has thrown 486 frames and has 466 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Canning (24-33 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.65 and he has gone up against 2,082 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.72 (255 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.326. He has conceded 472 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 173 free passes.

The Twins have a team SLG% of .421 and they have an average of 4.67 runs per contest (11th in the league). They have 276 doubles, while taking a walk 416 times and racking up 668 runs. Minnesota is sitting with 170 HRs for the season as well as 633 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,159 occasions (21st in MLB) and are sitting with 1,206 hits. The Minnesota Twins have tallied an OBP of .318 as well as a batting average of .249 this year.

The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 630 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.18 (587 earned runs allowed). They have yielded 162 home runs and they give up 4.49 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.186 in addition to having a FIP of 3.81 as a team this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.20 (1,288 strikeouts against 363 walks). They are currently ranked 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,136.

Minnesota bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 44.0% out of their 159 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 173 times in high leverage situations and also on 107 occasions with runners on. With 141 save situations, the Twins have 83 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They sit at 3rd in the league holding a save percentage of 70.2%, and they have dispatched 458 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Minnesota has called on relievers to enter the contest in 57 save chances and they have walked away with 40 saves.

The Minnesota Twins have gotten 63 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (6th in the majors). The Twins have accrued 1,085 assists, 66 errors and have accumulated 3,794 putouts on the campaign. In 11,382 innings played, the Twins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (13th in MLB).

In his career, Lopez has given up 788 hits while he has tallied 896 K's in 866 frames. Lopez (53-47 career win-loss record) has a 3.90 ERA while giving up 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 375 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.168 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.00 and he has faced 3,576 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-184)

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